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Mickey Finn:
Wait, there's a TV Show?

Why, yes there is. The good folks at Lionsgate and Saturn Films are producing the show for the SciFi Channel in the US.

The first season consists of a 2 hour pilot which is based around Storm Front, with another 11 episodes which sci-fi t.v have ordered. Making season 1 13 episodes in total.

It will air on Sci-Fi t.v in January 2007.

Cast:
Paul Blackthorne   ....    Harry Dresden
Valerie Cruz   ....    Lt. Connie Murphy (Changed from Karrin for legal issues)
Rebecca McFarland   ....    Susan Rodriguez
Conrad Coates      ....    Morgan
Elizabeth Thai      ....    Ancient Mai
Joanne Kelly      ....    Bianca
Terrence Mann   ....    Bob

Producers

Jonathan Hackett   ....    producer

Executive Producers

Hans Beimler      ....    executive producer
Nicolas Cage      ....    executive producer
Morgan Gendel      ....    executive producer
Norman Golightly   ....    executive producer
Robert Hewitt Wolfe   ....    executive producer


Sources
TV.com
IMDb
(reported by James, as well as Robert Wolfe)

Writers, from Robert Wolfe, in the show's pre-production stage:

--- Quote ---With permission from those involved, here is the core of the writing staff for The Dresden Files:

David Simkins (Executive Producer/Writer): David is a terrific guy whom I've known since we were in a writer's group when we both were starting out (well, he'd written "Adventures in Babysitting" already and I was a nobody, but more or less). David will be the David Eick to Hans and my collective Ron Moore (twice the body parts, half the talent!). The only bad thing I can say about David is he's a macHead. I'm a PCer. Luckily, we bear no resemblence to the dweebs in the commercials and we manage to get along. (Hans is neutral, kind of like the Swiss without the punctuality.)

Curtis Kheel (Supervising Producer/Writer): In addition to being a very talented writer, Curtis brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and genre knowledge to the table. He came highly recommended by all our friends in the business. David, Hans, and I hired him anyway. Another macHead. What the heck is wrong with these people? If he says "We did something like that on Charmed" one more time, we will kill him. We're certain no court in the land would convict us.

Jack Bernstein (Consulting Producer/Writer): Jack is a spectacular writer who looks vaguely like Gene Simmons. Though I'm pretty sure he was never in KISS. We suspect he is secretly filthy rich from writing "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" but we try not to let our petty jealousy consume us. Jack brings lots of procedural experience from his time on NCIS and he recently wrote a terrific "Monk."

We'll be adding a few more people in the next couple of weeks, but, as a group, David, Hans, Curtis, Jack and I have already starting working up story ideas, discussing tone and approach, and doing a lot of writerly nuts and bolts (more nuts than bolts so far). It's been a blast so far. Of course, the really hard work is still ahead of us, but with such a talented group, I'm very optimistic about the upcoming weeks and months.

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Mickey Finn:
Where will it air?
The SciFi Channel will be airing it in the US starting January 2007.


As for other countries:
UK: Sky One is looking to pick the series up. Dates are not yet know.
Canada: Space will be carrying the show. Dates are not yet known. (A news article said Fall, but as the show is not airing in the US until January, Winter is expected.)

Mickey Finn:
Why are there only 13 episodes in the first season?

This is not unusual for a series that starts mid-season. In addition to that, Lee Whiteside from SFTV.org says:

--- Quote ---13 weeks is a pretty common season for a cable series and seems to be the way most cable outlets are going.  USA's two seasons of the 4400 have been 13 hours and they split the most recent production block of The Dead Zone into two 11 episode seasons.  Their new drama, Eureka, has taken pretty much the same path The Dresden Files did to a series.  They did a pilot movie and ordered it to series after the tested it.  Two hour pilot plus 11 episodes makes a 12 week series (assuming the opener is aired as a pilot). 
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For more of Lee's wisdom, see http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,293.0.html

Mickey Finn:
(Update coallation of promos by Priscellie)
Teaser:  The Sci-Fi 2006 Preview
The Sci-Fi Website | Audio Only | Screencaps

Promo #1: "When You Need a Miracle"
YouTube | Audio Only | Screencaps

Promo #2: "Crime Scene" (Thanks to Priscellie and Kalium)
YouTube | AVI movie | Audio Only | Screencaps by GypsyJr | Screencaps by Kalium

Promo #3: "24 Hours" (Thanks to Brynn and Kalium!)
YouTube | AVI movie | Audio Only | Screencaps

Promo #4: "A Different Kind of Detective" (Thanks to Brynn and Kalium!)
YouTube | AVI movie | Audio Only | Screencaps

Promo #5: "Secrets" (Thanks to Brynn and Kalium!)
YouTube | AVI movie | Audio Only | Screencaps

Promo #6: "Bianca" (Thanks to Brynn!)
YouTube | Audio Only | AVI movie and Screencaps coming soon


The Dresden Files premieres in the US on the Sci-Fi Channel and in Canada on Space on Sunday, January 21st, at 9EST.  It will air in the UK on Sky One, but we don't have times or dates yet.

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